THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST

Registered charity 1059652 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Grant making

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£4.4m

Latest spending

£3.9m

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds total funds of £45.3 million, with unrestricted reserves at zero, relying on transfers from expendable endowment to cover deficits. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: in excess of £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)

“One employee of the charity earned in excess of £60,000 (2024: none).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“One employee of the charity earned in excess of £60,000 (2024: none).”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: none

“The total income allocated to unrestricted funds for the year was £1,642,315 (2024: £1,183,317).” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Legal services to Broadfield LLP, a firm in which Trustee Dominic Flynn is a partner.

“Included within grant-related support costs is a total of £7,008 payable for legal services to Broadfield LLP (2024 BDB Pitmans LLP: £9,900), a firm in which Mr D Flynn is a partner.” — page 27

“During the year to 5 April 2025 a net Gift Aid donation of £2,200,000 (2024: £1,500,000) was received from the Settlor who is a Trustee of The Three Guineas Trust.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Gift Aid donation from the Settlor, who is a Trustee.

“Included within grant-related support costs is a total of £7,008 payable for legal services to Broadfield LLP (2024 BDB Pitmans LLP: £9,900), a firm in which Mr D Flynn is a partner.” — page 27

“During the year to 5 April 2025 a net Gift Aid donation of £2,200,000 (2024: £1,500,000) was received from the Settlor who is a Trustee of The Three Guineas Trust.” — page 27

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income

£4.4m

Total spending

£3.9m

Cost of raising funds

£99k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

6

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

CLARE NATASHA SAINSBURYchair
DAVID WOOD · trustee of 2 other charities
DOMINIC BRENDAN FLYNN · trustee of 4 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£4.4m	£3.9m
05/04/2024	£23.1m	£2.7m
05/04/2023	£1.6m	£2.6m
05/04/2022	£1.6m	£1.8m
05/04/2021	£1.9m	£2.3m

Common questions

Is THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds total funds of £45.3 million, with unrestricted reserves at zero, relying on transfers from expendable endowment to cover deficits. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the in excess of £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20.0m	Towards core costs and expendable endowment

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INDIGO TRUST.

THE INDIGO TRUST income £3.5m
THE THREE OAKS TRUST income £584k
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST income £842k
THE THEODORE MAXXY CHARITABLE TRUST income £854k
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £95.5m
The John Gurney Charitable Trust income £182k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	£4.4m	in excess of £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE INDIGO TRUST FY2025	£3.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THREE OAKS TRUST FY2025	£584k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE J J CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£842k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE THEODORE MAXXY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£854k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2025	£95.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.